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“It wasn't that she didn't like people. It was that she liked books more. They didn't fuss or judge or mock or reject.They invited you in, fluffed up the pillows on the couch, offered you tea and toast, and shared their hearts with no expectation that you'd do anything more than absorb what they had to give.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop

“His words hurt in the way that truth does when you wish it was a lie but you know you cannot claim it to be.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion: Vol. 2

“While there are many things beyond our control, I’ve always thought the cruellest is that we mortals are not told when our last glance is just that.”
― Beth Brower, The Unselected Journals of Emma M. Lion, Vol. 1

“We can only control what we do and hope that other people make the right choice.”
― Sarah Beth Durst, The Spellshop